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Gramma the Galapagos tortoise, oldest resident of San Diego Zoo, dies at about 141

LOS ANGELES — After more than a century of munching on her favorite foods of romaine lettuce and cactus fruit, beloved Galapagos tortoise Gramma, the oldest resident of the San Diego Zoo, has died. Gramma was born in her native habitat and was estimated to be about 141 years old,...
Jingle all the way to these Pittsburgh-area holiday pop-up bars

’Tis the season to celebrate with a festive drink at one of the region’s Christmas-themed pop-up bars. Check out these Pittsburgh-area pop-up bars offering festive fa-la-la fun. Atomic Tinsel Cocktail Club The Industrialist Hotel, 405 Wood St., Downtown Pittsburgh Nostalgia mixes with a winter wonderland at The Industrialist’s...
One of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre’s last survivors, Viola Ford Fletcher, dies at 111Video

DALLAS — Viola Ford Fletcher, who as one of the last survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre in Oklahoma spent her later years seeking justice for the deadly attack by a white mob on the thriving Black community where she lived as a child, has died. She was 111....
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a rare Superman comic book! And it fetched $9.12MVideo

A copy of the first Superman issue, unearthed by three brothers cleaning out their late mother’s attic, netted $9.12 million this month at a Texas auction house which says it is the most expensive comic book ever sold. The brothers discovered the comic book in a cardboard box beneath layers...
Grist House Craft Brewery, Turner’s Dairy announce Udderly Baked collaboration

Two Pittsburgh favorite companies have a tasty collaboration brewing for the winter season. Grist House Craft Brewery and Turner’s Dairy came together for the first time in four years for the return of a decadent beer with a familiar sweet twist. Together, they created Udderly Baked, a brownie-batter milk stout...
Pittsburgh local music spotlight: Jade EyeVideo

“INITIALS,” the first EP from Pittsburgh’s Jade Eye, is “about beginning something,” according to guitarist/vocalist Justin Ingala. “It may not always be perfect at the get go, but making steps in the direction you’re heading for is what it’s all about,” he said. “We have tons more finished songs and...
Is mac and cheese a Thanksgiving must?

Macaroni and cheese at Thanksgiving — yes or no? For some families, it’s as expected as mashed potatoes or stuffing, a pot of gold beside the turkey. For others, it’s an outlier — a welcome guest but not a required one. And on the internet, the question of whether mac...
TribLive Taste Test: Thanksgiving-themed Cup NoodlesVideo

As those who’ve watched these videos will recall, Thanksgiving has brought us some uniquely horrible opportunities here at the TribLive Taste Test. Witness the apocalyptic horror of Brach’s “Turkey Dinner” candy corn. Imagine a food — if you can — where being candy corn is somehow only the SECOND THING...
TV Talk: WTAE’s ‘Project Bundle-Up’ holiday tradition turns 40Video

Trib Total Media TV writer Rob Owen offers local viewing tips for the coming holiday season. Since it began in 1986, Channel 4’s “Project Bundle-Up Telethon” (7-8 p.m. Dec. 5, WTAE) and the Salvation Army of Western Pa. have raised a cumulative $17.5 million over 40 years and served 310,000...
Christmas tree retailers find lots to like at a Pennsylvania wholesale auction

MIFFLINBURG, Pa. — Christmas went on the auction block this week in Pennsylvania farm country, and there was no shortage of bidders. About 50,000 Christmas trees and enough wreaths, crafts and other seasonal items to fill an airplane hangar were bought and sold by lots and on consignment at the...
Editorial: Big money, big batteries and big questions

A manufacturing company wants to expand. It makes announcements. And when the big news comes, there is another disclosure. The federal government is along for the ride. That might sounds like the U.S. Steel-Nippon Steel deal that included a “golden share” specifically controlled by President Donald Trump. It also describes...
Overly’s light display — and Santa — return to Westmoreland Fairgrounds

The Overly’s Country Christmas annual holiday lights display is open for the season, ready to host old and new traditions for area families. The lights are accompanied by a Christmas village, model train display, Santa Claus and other attractions. The nonprofit organization regularly donates proceeds from the event to local...
Info to decipher secret message in Kryptos sculpture at CIA headquarters sells for close to $1M

BOSTON — The information needed to decipher the last remaining unsolved secret message embedded within a sculpture at CIA headquarters in Virginia sold at auction for nearly $1 million, the auction house announced Friday. The winner will get a private meeting with the 80-year-old artist to go over the codes...
Aluminum City Arts could make New Kensington ‘Destination City’

Tony Paletta remembers thinking negatively of New Kensington when he was growing up in the city. He remembers moving away to live on the West Coast for a number of years and returning to New Kensington five years ago. That’s when his perspective changed. “Coming back in 2020, so much...
Motorist in North Carolina tells 911: ‘I just had a bald eagle drop a cat through my windshield’

A motorist in western North Carolina escaped injury when the carcass of a cat crashed into the passenger side of her front windshield along a highway near the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. In a call to 911, the unidentified driver on U.S. Route 74 in Swain County, near Bryson...
Patron’s shuttered East Liberty liquor license transferred to Hard Rock Cafe International

Patron Mexican Grill on Highland Avenue in Pittsburgh’s East Liberty neighborhood has permanently closed. The restaurant at 135 S. Highland Ave. is boarded up with tan paper covering the windows. However, according to TribLive observations Wednesday, some of the light fixtures were turned on inside the establishment. There is a...

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